TORONTO – The prognosis on Canadian captain Christine Sinclair, who had to be helped off the field last weekend in a NWSL game, may be better than initial reports suggested.
Sinclair’s left leg was hurt in a collision with Sky Blue goalkeeper Brittany Cameron in the Portland Thorns’ 1-0 loss in New Jersey on Saturday.
"Fingers crossed," Thorns coach Paul Riley said earlier this week, according to the Oregonian. "It looks pretty bad. She said she heard a pop when she came off the field."
The Oregonian reported that Sinclair watched the Thorns’ practice Wednesday with ice on her ankle.
While Sinclair was slated to undergo an MRI this week, a Thorns spokeswoman said Thursday there was no update available. But Canadian national team coach John Herdman said his understanding was the injury is not that serious.
The Canadian team medical staff is scheduled to be in Portland this weekend to see for themselves.